How I stopped freaking out about schedules and started living

I confess, I recently caught myself spending six hours staring at the screen and waiting for that damned curve to move in my direction. Absurd? You bet! But it turns out I'm not a unique neurotic - nearly 90% of us traders do the same thing.

Why do I get stuck on charts like a fool?

First of all, this damn fear of missing out. You sit and think: "Right now I'll step away for a minute - and that's when the coin will soar by 30%!" And what? The stress level skyrockets, the brain boils, and decisions get worse and worse. A classic!

Secondly, I feel like I control something. What nonsense! No matter how much you stare at the monitor, the price won’t go up because of that. But the brain continues to deceive itself that my presence somehow influences the situation.

And thirdly, I just got hooked on dopamine. Every time a trade goes into profit, the brain gets its dose of pleasure. And you start checking the chart as often as your social media feed. Then you wonder why you lock in profits too early, missing out on two-thirds of the movement!

My personal rescue plan

1. Created a system and stopped violating it

I finally understood a banal thing - without a system I am just a crazy idiot at the monitor. Now I have a clear plan for each trade - entry point, exit, and stops are written in advance.

And you know what? When you stop darting back and forth, the profit grows by itself. Without all this anxiety around every tick.

2. Trailing Stops - My Salvation

I used to think that I could outsmart the market and catch the perfect exit point. Ha-ha! Now I just set a trailing stop and go about my life. The price goes up - the stop trails behind it, a pullback starts - the trade closes with a profit.

No magic - I just stopped playing guessing games and trusted mathematics.

3. A chart is not a TV to watch it all day

I set a strict rule for myself - to check positions only 3-4 times a day. At first, it was hard, like a drug addict! But now I see how much clearer my thinking has become.

I set alerts for critical levels and forgot. Now instead of endlessly scrolling through charts, I read books, talk to people, and even sometimes go outside ( can you imagine? ).

When you really want to take a look

I force myself to do something else. I go for a run, call a friend, write articles about crypto - anything to avoid looking at those damned candles!

And here's the funny thing - as soon as you stop obsessing over the chart, the market starts working for you, not against you.

You know, trading has turned from a torture for me into a methodical job. And I stopped perceiving every price movement as a personal insult or a gift from fate.

Are you still sitting in front of the chart waiting for your favorite coin to "shoot up"? Maybe it's time to stop torturing yourself and build a system? Believe me, it works much better than shamanic dances in front of the monitor!